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About the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) is a National Episcopal Body that enables the Latin Catholic Bishops of the country to exchange ideas and information, deliberate on the Church’s broad concerns and take care of the pastoral needs of the faithful. It is one of the four biggest Bishops’ Conferences of the world. It has 132 dioceses and 192 active and retired bishop members. The Conference is to assist the bishops both for pastoral care and for evangelization: the twin duties of a bishop.
One of the main purposes of CCBI according to its statutes is “to promote that greater good which the Church offers humankind especially through fora and programmes of the apostolate which are adequately adapted to the circumstances of time and space” (Statutes, art. 3:1).

 Abstract Statistics of Latin Catholic Church in India

Latin Dioceses in India 132
Archbishops 23
Bishops 91
Apostolic Administrators 11
Administrator 8
Auxiliary Bishops 8
Bishops Emeriti 55
Total Population in Latin Dioceses 1,22,01,48,304
Total Catholic Population in Latin Diocese 1,66,85,623
Total Number of Parishes 9,360
Parishes 7,368
Mission Stations or Quasi Parishes 1,992
Total Number of Latin Catholic Priests 20,879
Diocesan Priests 10,982
Religious Priests 9,897
Male Religious 19,194
Female Religious 60,537
Educational Institutions 20,535
Statistics of Catholic Population as per Annuario Pontificio 2023

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